Pinched desk - Sam Greig

The Pinched desk by Sam Greig is a modern reinterpretation of the traditional wooden school desk. The design evolved from analysing redundant furniture forms and takes particular inspiration from the seamless appearance of Japanese puzzle boxes. The design gives the visual impression that the 9mm birch plywood desk body is a solid piece of wood, pinched within the American oak frame, thus disguising the storage within. The frame construction conceals both the hinge for the lid and the junction where the lid separates from the body of the desk, furthering the appearance of a seamless form.